Ch 2 quiz 1 – Flashcards
20 test answers
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answers 20question
5. What statement about instant messaging is true?
answer
e. Instant messaging is the easiest way to communicate over the Internet in real time.
Unlock the answer
question
6. In digital technology, images, text, and sounds are converted into bits of information representing how many values?
answer
c. two
Unlock the answer
question
1. Which of the following statements is/are true of social media sites?
answer
e. All of the options are correct. a. They allow you to create your own content. b. Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ are all examples of social media sites. c. They allow you to interact and keep up with friends. d. MySpace was the first big social media site.
Unlock the answer
question
2. Social media are a throwback to what feature from an older era of the Internet?
answer
c. bulletin boards
Unlock the answer
question
3. Tumblr, WordPress, Weebly, and Wix are platforms for which type of social media?
answer
d. blogs
Unlock the answer
question
4. Flickr, Photobucket, YouTube, and Vimeo are examples of _____.
answer
a. content communities
Unlock the answer
question
5. Social media helped call attention to the _____ in 2011 and 2012.
answer
c. Occupy Wall Street movement
Unlock the answer
question
1. What has become the hub for convergence in recent years?
answer
e. the Internet
Unlock the answer
question
2. What was the first popular Internet-capable smartphone in the United States?
answer
b. Blackberry
Unlock the answer
question
3. The open Internet is best represented by _____.
answer
d. Google
Unlock the answer
question
4. What is the best example of the Semantic Web?
answer
a. Siri
Unlock the answer
question
1. What is the name of Apple's new storage and syncing service that will enable users to access media content anywhere (with a wireless connection) on its mobile devices?
answer
c. iCloud
Unlock the answer
question
2. Information profiles that are automatically collected and transferred between computer servers whenever users access Web sites are called _____.
answer
e. cookies
Unlock the answer
question
3. U.S. Government surveillance of online communication is sanctioned through the _____.
answer
a. USA PATRIOT Act
Unlock the answer
question
4. How have Internet sites and services found out information about you for targeted advertising purposes?
answer
e. All of the options are correct. a. using information you post on your social network profile b. scanning your e-mail messages c. gathering your location and purchasing habits through your mobile device d. gleaning information from your search terms
Unlock the answer
question
5. What are two factors contributing to the digital divide?
answer
d. income and education
Unlock the answer
